But to the current Sarutobi Toru, this was naturally nothing more than a minor matter. Even a living Ten-Tails could be interrupted by ninjutsu, let alone these withered tree roots. It merely took a little more effort.
A moment later, Sarutobi Toru collected a large chunk of tree root and closed the door to his spatial storage. This stuff was actually excellent material for ninja tools. The Uchiha Gunbai of old had been made from the branches of the God Tree.
Though these roots could not be made into top-tier ninja tools like the Uchiha Gunbai, there was no problem making ninja tools comparable to ordinary Chakra metal weapons.
Sarutobi Toru then left a Flying Thunder God Mark in the underground space before departing and returning to Konoha Village.
For the remaining time, Sarutobi Toru produced White Zetsu with Kage-level Chakra while handling Root affairs and conducting research.
Ever since Sarutobi Hiruzen retired, Shimura Danzō seemed to have suddenly lost his drive. Though he had originally been a sidelined leader in Root, he had not known it himself and had continued diligently and conscientiously handling matters every day.
But once Sarutobi Hiruzen retired, he handed most of Root's affairs over to Sarutobi Toru. He himself spent every day drinking tea and reading intelligence reports, becoming increasingly Buddha-like.
Sarutobi Toru could not help grumbling to himself more than once, Could it be that Teacher Danzo wanted to become Hokage every day just to attract Sarutobi Hiruzen's attention? The power of bromance is truly terrifying.
Fortunately, Konoha had grown much stronger. Although its public affairs had increased, its covert dark operations had instead decreased considerably. Furthermore, Sarutobi Toru had trained quite a few advisers, and Yakushi Nonō helped him maintain overall control. That was why he had been able to take things